Neil Derry sending out a Smoke Screen

All of us are familiar with ‘smoke screens’ or ‘diversion’
tactics we use when we want to remove the attention from something we’re doing
or have done.Last week Supervisor Neil
Derry sent out a press release asking for an investigation into “allegation
swirling around improper relationships with female subordinates and colleagues”
by County District Attorney Mike Ramos.

It seems like Derry is trying to “divert”
the DA’s attention even before he gets into his office. I believe the
reason for this attempted diversion is because the DA has been pressing forward
on a mission to root out corruption within the highest level of county
government, and some of those levels include some of Mr.Derry’s staff. Derry
is taking his “smoke” from an article that was printed in a weekly tabloid and
from the internet.None of these rumors
had evidence of coming from a credible source and if you are familiar with how
some information is put on the internet, you won’t be surprised to learn that
the information was posted anonymously.I
agree with County Board
of Supervisors Chairman Gary Ovitt and Vice Chair Josie Gonzales who have
stated in the past that the county “will conduct an independent investigation
when there is credible evidence to suggest such an investigation is warranted.”
In my opinion Derry has brought forward no credible evidence,
simply allegations by unknown sources which he hopes will slow Ramos down.

One summer we were driving across country and in Oklahoma
there was a grass fire on the side of the road. It was so bad we had to stop
the car because it appeared the entire highway was on fire from the thickness
of the smoke. After a little while the fire was extinguished and we were able
to continue our journey. As we passed the burned area it was not as large as we
thought based on the thickness of the smoke.

With the allegations thrown into the wind by Derry
concerning Ramos, Derry’s thinking must be that if you allude
to something sexual about an elected official everyone will stop and wonder
what else he/she might be hiding.Not
this time Mr. Derry, the smoke is not thick enough for us to stop looking at
you or your staff because the allegations about Ramos are without any evidence.

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